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Aspect change in verb chains
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Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Example 5-86:
mi
lef mi hous
a
waak dong di rood an daag kom baak bihain mi
mi
1sg
Ø
pfv
lef
leave
mi
my
hous
house
a
prog
waak
walk
dong
down
di
the
rood
road
an
and
daag
dog
kom
come
baak
bark
bihain
behind
mi
me
I left my house and was walking down the road, when dogs (or a dog) came behind me barking.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Own knowledge
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